"you know?"
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have given up half of my family property just to have the opportunity to meet my wife."
Xia Feiyuan showed a look of pain, obviously unwilling to do so.
"That's really embarrassing for you." Wen Qingzhu didn't care much.
Originally, she wanted to whet Wen Qingzhu's appetite, but Xia Feiyuan discovered that Wen Qingzhu didn't value this at all.
She quickly said: "It's not difficult, it's not difficult. Prince Ning plans to directly use force to suppress it. There are too many victims. Even if the food supplies of Luocheng and Kangcheng are added up, it will not be enough."
"What else?" Wen Qingzhu looked at her sideways. If Xia Feiyuan dared to come here, there must be more than this.
Xia Feiyuan showed a hint of embarrassment: "Madam, since you are interested in this, I don't ask for anything else, I just want to-"
Before she finished speaking, Wen Qingzhu immediately stood up and wanted to leave.
"Madam! Let me tell you!" Xia Feiyuan finally didn't dare to say anything else and quickly told her everything she knew. "Prince Ning doesn't know you are here yet. There must be someone over there in Kangcheng to replace Madam. Prince Ning knows you are here." Not here, I decided to use this as an excuse to threaten King Rui and want him to play forward. According to the information I received, King Rui has already agreed."
Wen Qingzhu's eyes narrowed and he turned to look at her: "Are you sure?"
"Of course! This is a letter intercepted by my people! It was intended to be given to Princess Yijia!" Xia Feiyuan immediately handed over a superstitious letter.
Wen Qingzhu took it and opened it and took a look. The notes inside were from Yao Ban!
Immediately she crumpled the paper and laughed bitterly: "It's really in Cannes!"
Xia Feiyuan felt strange, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He could only watch Wen Qingzhu leave the room.
Seeing that Yao Ban had already taken action, Wen Qingzhu immediately abandoned the carriage, changed horses and rushed to Kangcheng.
An hour and a half later, Wen Qingzhu arrived at the official road in Luocheng.
While he was running at full speed, a carriage suddenly rushed out in front of him.
Wen Qingzhu tightened the reins instantly, raised the horse's hooves high, and stopped after landing.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, revealing a familiar face.
"Mr. Pei!" Wen Qingzhu hadn't seen him for a long time, but he still maintained the same level of vigilance towards him.
Pei Yi showed a kind smile: "Master Ning, let's go to Luo City to have a chat."
Wen Qingzhu's palms tightened and he said in a low voice, "What if I say no?"
"Then Pei can only send a message to His Majesty. Master Ning has already given Ye Qian and Ye Kun the Wangyou poison." Pei Yi's eyes were smiling, but there was a faint hint of threat.
Wen Qingzhu was shocked, why did Pei Yi know about Ye Qian Ye Kun
There is also the Wangyou poison given by Wu Xiaoge, which very few people will know about.
"Sir, we don't have much time. I hope you will think carefully about it. King Rui will not be able to last long in Kangcheng." Pei Yi reminded her again.
Wen Qingzhu closed his eyes and finally said a good word.
Half an hour later, in Luo City, in the private room of Hongyue Tower.
Wen Qingzhu sat opposite Pei Yi and stared at him: "Mr. Pei, what on earth do you want to talk about?"
Pei Yi picked up the jug and poured wine for her: "Master Ning, don't worry, Yao Ban is not that easy to deal with. I will tell you another accurate news, he will come to Luo City tonight."
"Where did you get the news?" Wen Qingzhu glanced at the wine glass he sent over. The aged wine inside exuded a refreshing fragrance.
Pei Yi did not answer her words, but put away the folding fan and knocked on the table.
After a while, the richly dressed Madam pushed in the door and said with a friendly smile: "You two gentlemen, have you thought about which girls you want to order?"
"I heard that you have a new girl here who is very good at playing the piano. Her name is Xiaoxiao. Why don't you invite her to come over and get together." Pei Yi looked at the madam with a smile.
Hearing the word "xiaoxiao", the madam's smile immediately became extremely unnatural.
It took a long time before the old madam explained in a panic: "Young Master, I'm afraid you heard wrongly. We don't have a girl named Xiaoxiao in Hongyue Tower. What if I invite some of the top names here to accompany the two young masters!"
After saying this, the madam turned to leave.
Pei Yi's tone turned cold: "Isn't this Xiaoxiao the person that Prince Ning wants to protect? Aren't you afraid of offending Prince Rui?"
In an instant, the Madam's legs went weak and she almost knelt on the ground.
She held on to the door frame and quickly turned around and knelt down: "You two young masters, spare your lives! We have no choice but to do this! Xiaoxiao is in our Hongyue Tower, but Prince Ning's people have said that no one is allowed to let Xiaoxiao come out! Otherwise, the little people will lose their heads!"
"Are you afraid of losing your head now?" Pei Yi drew out his sword as fast as lightning and pointed it directly at the head of the madam.
This scare immediately made the madam pee, and the room smelled like urine.
Wen Qingzhu stood up, knowing in his heart that this smile might have something to do with Yao Ban.
She walked up to the old bustard, took out the emperor's golden order, and handed it to the old bustard: "Do you think who is bigger, the emperor or Prince Ning?"
"Of course it's your Majesty!" The madam trembled when she saw Jin Ling.
What kind of evil has she done? How come she has met so many noble people recently who want to kill her
A quarter of an hour later, the madam led them to a secluded courtyard.
Standing at the door, the old madam pointed inside and said: "Two adults, Miss Xiaoxiao is inside. A girl went in to deliver food to Xiaoxiao before. She came out lying down. She has lost all her energy. I don't dare to go in at will." ”
"It's okay, you can go down." Pei Yi waved his hand, and the madam beamed with joy, turned around and left here quickly.
Wen Qingzhu looked at the small courtyard in front of him, thinking slightly.
What is the relationship between Yao Ban and Xiaoxiao
"Sir, why don't you let two secret guards go in to find out?" Pei Yi made a suggestion.
Wen Qingzhu came back to his senses and looked at Pei Yi strangely: "If I remember correctly, Master Pei's skills are almost as good as Fu Lie's."
Hearing this, Pei Yi immediately explained: "Pei's skills are indeed good, but these people inside are all talented people found by Yao Ban. It's not that I didn't try to find out, but I am really powerless."
"You can't even do that?" Wen Qingzhu pondered.
Even Pei Yi has encountered difficulties, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with the people here.
The two people Ye Han gave her looked a bit powerful, but I'm afraid they weren't very powerful.
If you go in, you will most likely become cannon fodder.
There is still some use for Wen Qingzhu keeping these two people.
"Wait a minute, I'll call someone." Wen Qingzhu clapped his hands, and Ye Qian appeared in front of him.
After receiving Wen Qingzhu's instructions, he disappeared immediately.
At this moment, the courtyard door opened, and a middle-aged man with a long beard appeared in front of him.
He has long eyebrows, a high nose, and an unusually hard face. He is wearing a dark green gown. At first glance, he looks like a handsome uncle.
"You two, please come in, the girl invites you."
Wen Qingzhu and Pei Yi looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
But since they were invited, Wen Qingzhu and Pei Yi decided to go in and find out.
Following the middle-aged man, the two of them came to the terrace on the second floor.
The bamboo curtains were rolled up, and the gauze curtains were floating gently in the breeze.
What appeared in front of them was a slim woman, wearing a long skirt with peony flowers, holding a pipa in her hand, facing away from them.
The middle-aged man raised his hands and said, "Girl, they are here."
The woman slowly turned around, revealing a charming face.
Wen Qingzhu herself was a rare beauty, and she had seen beauties like Pei Zhixuan, but in front of this woman, she felt that if there were any immortals in the world, this would probably be it.
"Thank you, Uncle Qiu. You can go down first." The woman's voice was so charming that it made people's hearts tremble.
The man named Uncle Qiu bowed his hands and stepped back.
The woman put down her pipa, with a resentful look in her eyes: "I'm so sorry for causing you trouble."
"May I ask the girl her name? Who is she?" Pei Yi asked respectfully, but his tone was full of fear.
Wen Qingzhu felt a little strange. She didn't think there was any threat from the woman in front of her
Then, the woman's eyes moved to Wen Qingzhu. After looking up and down, she smiled and said, "It turns out she is a girl. No wonder there was no reaction."
"Reaction?" Wen Qingzhu looked sideways at Pei Yi and found that his whole body was tense, as if he was enduring something.
As the woman took a step closer, Pei Yi took a step back without hesitation.
The woman chuckled: "It turns out that in this world, there are still men who shy away from graceful women."
"Your name is Graceful?" Wen Qingzhu felt that this name was a bit special, and it was unlikely that people in Daqi would use it as a name.
The woman nodded slightly, and there was a natural charm in her behavior, which even moved Wen Qingzhu.
"Since you don't dare to approach me, please invite me to sit down." With graceful steps, she walked to the table and sat down. Her skirt slid down, revealing a long leg as white as jade.
Seeing this scene, Wen Qingzhu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the graceful clothes.
After taking a closer look, I discovered that her collarbone was also exposed, and the shape of her clothes was not common in Daqi.
"Girl, do you think my clothes are strange?" Graceful asked with a smile.
Wen Qingzhu raised his head: "Well, the graceful girl is not from Daqi, right? Your skin is so white that it doesn't look like that of a Daqi woman. Although you also have dark eyes and black hair, there is nothing Daqi about you in your words and deeds." traces of etiquette.”
"Did the girl see something?" Graceful suddenly showed some interest, looking at Wen Qingzhu with piercing eyes, waiting for her next words.
Wen Qingzhu searched carefully in his mind, and suddenly heard that during the previous dynasty, a caravan walked out of the desert outside Shazhou, with two stunning beauties on board.
One of them became a world-famous enchantress in the previous dynasty, and the other married a businessman. Later, the businessman took the woman and left Daqi.
"You are a woman from the Western Regions." Wen Qingzhu said this with certainty.
Graceful nodded: "Well, I'm from Tianzhu. My father is from Daqi, and my mother is from Tianzhu."
"Then why did you come to Daqi?" Wen Qingzhu asked immediately.
But I saw a sad look on the graceful eyebrows: "I came here by boat, and then met Mr. Yao. I met Mr. Yao more than ten years ago. I heard that he was seriously injured a few days ago, so I came to Luo. This side of the city."
"Wait!" Wen Qingzhu immediately interrupted her, "Did you meet Mr. Yao more than ten years ago? How old are you?"
Graceful laughed: "Nine out of thirty."
Immediately, Wen Qingzhu's breath stopped and he looked at Graceful again: "She looks like she is only twenty years old at most."
Pei Yi, who was standing in the room, suddenly interjected: "As early as more than ten years ago, I heard that someone found a stunning beauty from the seaside and was about to send it to the palace. Later, she died on the way, but she was a graceful girl?"
"Young Master actually knows this, it is indeed me." Graceful Na did not hide anything and nodded directly.
She changed the subject: "I was brought to Daqi to be sent to the palace. After all, more than two hundred years ago, there was a woman from Tianzhu who became the most noble woman here. In our Tianzhu, that is absolutely impossible. of."
"Then how did you meet Yao Ban?" Wen Qingzhu grasped the key point.
Graceful was silent this time.
But her reaction made Wen Qingzhu feel even more strange. Could it be that back then—